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zydeco
zy·de·co Z0030300 (zī′dĭ-kō′)n. Popular music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies, elements of Caribbean music, and the blues, played by small groups featuring the guitar, the accordion, and a washboard.
[From Louisiana French Creole zarico, beans, zydeco, from French les haricots, the string beans (perhaps as in les haricots (sont pas salés), the string beans (aren't salty), a common phrase in Creole song lyrics suggesting hard times in which people cannot afford salt pork to cook with their beans) : les, pl. of le, the + haricots, pl. of haricot, string bean; see haricot1.]zydeco (ˈzaɪdəˌkəʊ) n (Music, other) a type of Black Cajun musiczy•de•co (ˈzaɪ dɪˌkoʊ)
n. a blues-influenced type of Cajun dance music popular in Louisiana and Texas, usu. played on accordion, guitar, and violin. [1955–60, Amer.; said to represent Louisiana French les haricots in the dance-tune title Les haricots sont pas salés] ZydecoA type of popular music that developed from the Cajun and black populations of Louisiana bayou country. It combines traditional Cajun dance melodies and rhythms and French lyrics along with blues and rock influences. It is usually played by small groups in which the accordion and fiddle are prominent.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  zydeco - music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and bluesC and W, country and western, country music - a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments |
zydeco
zydeco (zī`dĭkō'), American musical form originating among the African-American Creoles of Louisiana. Drawing on elements of traditional Cajun music as well as jazz, country and western, blues, and rhythm and blues, it is characterized by French lyrics, Creole flavor, and strong dance rhythms. The most important and traditional instrument used in performing zydeco is the piano accordion. Other instruments often included in a zydeco band are the guitar, electric bass, saxophone, drums, and "rubboard" (washboard). Among the genre's better known performers are Clifton Chenier (1925–87), zydeco's best-known musician; Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis (1930–2001); Rockin' Sidney (Sidney Simien, 1938–98); Buckwheat Zydeco (Stanley Dural, Jr., 1947–2016); and Queen Ida (Ida Lewis Guillory, 1929–).zydecoenUS
Words related to zydeconoun music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and bluesRelated Words- C and W
- country and western
- country music
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